Exam 18: Document Examination

Nonimpact printers include thermal and dot-matrix printers.

________ are authentic samples of an individual's writing used for comparison to suspect handwriting samples.

Questioned documents include:

When a suspect computer printer is not available, the examiner may need to analyze the document's ________ to identify the make and model of the machine.

Match the word in Column 1 to its definition in Column 2. Each answer can only be used once. A)Any document that has become darkened and brittle through exposure to fire or excessive heat B)The removal of writing, typewriting, or printing from a document, normally accomplished by either chemical means or an abrasive instrument C)A property exhibited by some dyes that emit infrared light when exposed to blue-green light D)Blotting out or smearing over writing or printing to make the original unreadable E)A header that fax machines print F)The process by which an image is stored in memory G)Any document about which some issue has been raised or that is the subject of an investigation H)An authentic sample used for comparison purposes, such as handwriting I)Impressions left on paper positioned under a piece of paper that has been written on J)Normal deviations found between repeated specimens of an individual's handwriting -TTI

When dictating to a person in order to obtain samples of handwriting, one should NOT:

A TTI is a characteristic of a fax document.

Match the word in Column 1 to its definition in Column 2. Each answer can only be used once. A)Any document that has become darkened and brittle through exposure to fire or excessive heat B)The removal of writing, typewriting, or printing from a document, normally accomplished by either chemical means or an abrasive instrument C)A property exhibited by some dyes that emit infrared light when exposed to blue-green light D)Blotting out or smearing over writing or printing to make the original unreadable E)A header that fax machines print F)The process by which an image is stored in memory G)Any document about which some issue has been raised or that is the subject of an investigation H)An authentic sample used for comparison purposes, such as handwriting I)Impressions left on paper positioned under a piece of paper that has been written on J)Normal deviations found between repeated specimens of an individual's handwriting -Digitizing

Match the word in Column 1 to its definition in Column 2. Each answer can only be used once. A)Any document that has become darkened and brittle through exposure to fire or excessive heat B)The removal of writing, typewriting, or printing from a document, normally accomplished by either chemical means or an abrasive instrument C)A property exhibited by some dyes that emit infrared light when exposed to blue-green light D)Blotting out or smearing over writing or printing to make the original unreadable E)A header that fax machines print F)The process by which an image is stored in memory G)Any document about which some issue has been raised or that is the subject of an investigation H)An authentic sample used for comparison purposes, such as handwriting I)Impressions left on paper positioned under a piece of paper that has been written on J)Normal deviations found between repeated specimens of an individual's handwriting -Indented writings

Indented writings are not readable under any typical examinations.

Defects that are reproduced by a photocopier onto a copied document may originate from defects in all of the following photocopier parts EXCEPT:

Two analytical techniques used to analyze writing inks are microspectrophotometry and thin-layer chromatography.

Match the word in Column 1 to its definition in Column 2. Each answer can only be used once. A)Any document that has become darkened and brittle through exposure to fire or excessive heat B)The removal of writing, typewriting, or printing from a document, normally accomplished by either chemical means or an abrasive instrument C)A property exhibited by some dyes that emit infrared light when exposed to blue-green light D)Blotting out or smearing over writing or printing to make the original unreadable E)A header that fax machines print F)The process by which an image is stored in memory G)Any document about which some issue has been raised or that is the subject of an investigation H)An authentic sample used for comparison purposes, such as handwriting I)Impressions left on paper positioned under a piece of paper that has been written on J)Normal deviations found between repeated specimens of an individual's handwriting -Questioned document

In the case of ________, the Supreme Court held handwriting to be nontestimonial evidence not protected by Fifth Amendment privileges.

Match the word in Column 1 to its definition in Column 2. Each answer can only be used once. A)Any document that has become darkened and brittle through exposure to fire or excessive heat B)The removal of writing, typewriting, or printing from a document, normally accomplished by either chemical means or an abrasive instrument C)A property exhibited by some dyes that emit infrared light when exposed to blue-green light D)Blotting out or smearing over writing or printing to make the original unreadable E)A header that fax machines print F)The process by which an image is stored in memory G)Any document about which some issue has been raised or that is the subject of an investigation H)An authentic sample used for comparison purposes, such as handwriting I)Impressions left on paper positioned under a piece of paper that has been written on J)Normal deviations found between repeated specimens of an individual's handwriting -Natural variations

List five objects that may be referred to as questioned documents if they were to be discovered at a crime scene. What makes a document a questioned document?

Document examiners frequently uncover the original writing of words that have been crossed out with the aid of:

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Applying an electrostatic charge to the surface of a polymer film that has been placed in contact with a questioned document can be used to read ________ writing.

A databank of ink dye patterns has been established by the U.S. Treasury Department using: